Survey Data
Reg No
13900606
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Previous Name
Ford's Bridge
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1700 - 1760
Coordinates
300680, 309885
Date Recorded
04/08/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Six-arch road bridge, built c. 1730, over river. Random rubble walls, rubble stone triangular cutwater to east and west, stone coping to parapet. Segmental-headed arched openings with roughly dressed stone voussoirs. Bridge spanning Castletown River.
Appraisal
Fords Bridge is an attractive bridge of traditional construction that forms an important component of Castletown riverscape. The six arches are intercepted by triangular cutwaters both up and downstream with the central arch being the largest in scale. This bridge has retained its original composition and form and is a site which holds technical interest within County Louth.